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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
Peaches, Peaches, Peaches en Regalia!
Grammy Award aside, Peaches en Regalia is a fantastic song regardless of when it is performed and by whom. These videos show Zappa Play Zappa performing the song from their live DVD; FZ and his 1988 Best Band performing the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged classic song, cover versions, field recordings, Frank Zappa, live versions, peaches en regalia, school of rock, videos, ZPZ
65 Comments
Tubes Cover Zappa, 1972
The following tracks are the two Zappa covers done by The Tubes in a 1972 concert. The exact date and location are unknown, but the concert probably took place in a club in the San Francisco area. I wish to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged classic songs, covers, field recordings, Frank Zappa, streaming audio, The Tubes
3 Comments
ZPZ Wins At The Grammys
Dweezil Zappa’s ZPZ band has won this year’s Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “Did you feel it? The world actually fell off its axis,” said Dweezil Zappa, accepting the award for best rock instrumental performance for “Peaches en Regalia,” … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged award, grammys, peaches en regalia, Zappa Plays Zappa, ZPZ
117 Comments
The Forum Is Dead, Long Live The Forum!
As of this moment, the forum located at killuglyradio.com/forum, has been shut down, although its archives can still be browsed. From its ashes, a new forum has arisen: forum.killuglyradio.com. Go register now! For those interested, a couple of reasons why … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Site News
Tagged enforced audience participation, forum
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Tuesday Mix: The Golden Era
Let your mind drift back fellow Zappa freaks to that Golden Era of Zappadom: the 1970s. During that decade he did his most prolific touring, began recording his live shows almost religiously, and produced some of the most successful and … Continue reading
Pygmy Twylyte – Five Versions
I was going through my Zappa collection the other day, and I noticed I had quite a few versions of Pygmy Twylyte. The first four are covers by Tribute/Cover Bands, and the fifth is one of my favorite proto-versions from … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged classic song, cover versions, field recordings, fz alumni, streaming audio, tribute/cover bands
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Odds & Ends
Let’s skip the witty opener and get right to the bulleted list, shall we? Unlike most “unauthorized” Zappa DVD’s, Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention In The 1960s is mandatory viewing. Trust me on this one! All of The … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged lumpy money, the beatles, united mutations, zappa documentary
49 Comments
Lumpy Money: The Playlist
Now that Lumpy Money orders are officially being shipped, I’ve added this 3 disc release to the discography pages. As ever, the Mighty Wiki has more background info. If anyone has had a chance to give this one a listen, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged lumpy gravy, lumpy money, new release, we're only in it for the money
85 Comments
Holland Doc: Zappa Documentary
For those who missed the posting of this documentary the first time around, here’s it is again (in all it’s glory). Documentary by Roelof Kiers. Zappa talks about his youth, his interest in explosives, blues, guitars, non-Western music and the … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Interview, YouTubery
Tagged blues, documentary, Frank Zappa, guitar, Holland Doc, mothers of invention, non-conformist
12 Comments
Thursday Mix: Mothers Auxiliary
When one thinks of the ever expanding web of musicians who both directly played with Frank Zappa, then those who have then played with those musicians in turn, it’s not very surprising the enormous effect that FZ had on the … Continue reading
Posted in Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Music
Tagged live, mixtape, streaming audio, studio musicians, zappa alumni
5 Comments